Oakland head coach Greg Kampe argues a foul call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against West Virginia at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W.Va., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. West Virginia defeated Oakland 76-71 (AP Photo/David Smith)

Oakland learned Monday evening it will host Morehead State Feb. 23 at the O'rena for ESPN's Bracketbusters, its second season participating in the series. The 5 p.m. game was not one of those selected for television broadcast and the meeting will be the first between the programs.

The Eagles (11-13), who hail from the Ohio Valley Conference, are just 3-10 in road games this season.

"It will be a competitive game," Oakland coach Greg Kampe said. "Having another home game is what I'm happy about.

"It's a name coming to the O'rena."

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The Golden Grizzlies have just 12 home games this season after beginning the season with 15 of their first 19 games on the road.

Oakland (11-13) had an official NCAA RPI of 147 after Saturday's win over Summit League newcomer Omaha. Ratings Percentage Index, or RPI, is used to pair Bracketbusters participants as it also the measuring stick employed by the NCAA tournament selection committee. Morehead State is ranked at No. 160.

"They have a pretty good history the last couple years," Kampe said. "They're like us, young and rebuilding."

The ESPN-backed series was created in 2003 with the intent of helping so-called "mid-major" college hoops teams qualify for at-large bids to the NCAA tournament with national exposure.

Teams who win their conference tournament receive an automatic bid to the tournament, but others are relegated to "at-large" status. Smaller schools benefit from a higher RPI because, in theory, it increases their likelihood of qualifying for the NCAA tournament without winning a conference tournament title. League champions from mid-major conferences, which the Summit League is considered to be, are also helped by higher RPI in NCAA tournament seeding.

The Summit League, formerly the Mid-Continent Conference, has not had a team receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament since 1991. Oakland has qualified for the NCAA tournament three times: 2005, 2010 and 2011 -- each time as a conference tournament champion.

Oakland took part in the multi-league challenge last season for just the first time since the series' inception. ESPN has announced Bracketbusters will not continue after this season, however Oakland is obligated to return games from this and last season as part of a deal the Summit League, Oakland's conference, made while enlisting its member schools.

The Grizzlies lost a four-point game at Illinois State of the Missouri Valley Conference last season, a game which was sandwiched between the final games of conference play. That scheduling predicament also exists this season, as Oakland hosts Fort Wayne March 2 after a week off following the Bracketbusters matchup.

The Grizzlies are contractually obligated to make a return visit to Morehead State within the next two seasons.

Oakland's conference rival South Dakota State was awarded a TV game for the second straight season. The Jackrabbits visit Murray State Feb. 23, while conference co-leader North Dakota State will play in the league's other broadcast game, at Akron Feb. 22.

Summit League teams are 9-12 all-time and went 4-6 last season in Bracketbusters play.

Oakland's Bracketbusters game will force a Saturday doubleheader at Oakland's O'rena for just the second time this season. The Summit League eliminated men's-women's doubleheaders through the adoption of "mirror" scheduling, which places each of the school's basketball teams against a common opponent on the same day, but at the opposite venue.

-- Oakland forward Drew Valentine was selected as Summit League Player of the Week for the first time in his career. He shares the award with Fort Wayne's Frank Gaines after Valentine scored 14 points and collected a career-high 16 rebounds in Oakland's win over Omaha Saturday.